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Pool design has come a long way in recent years – and build versatility is a key part of that. Is your site, small, tricky, unusable? Cascade Pools has a solution

Sculleries don't come much more blinged up and storage rich than this – brass cabinetry keylines and handles are matched with a splashback mosaic called Oro (that's gold in Italian)

The ornate fireplaces in this renovated home looks great while its fuss, mess and labour is circumvented thanks to underfloor hydronic heating

This award-winning home has not one but two outdoor entertaining spaces. The lower alfresco dining area is underlit to dramatic effect.

A beautiful Queenslander home was ill-served by a modern but style-free kitchen – enter a new design in keeping with the home's classic appeal

An introduced dividing wall brings opportunity to give this marble-look bathroom open shelf storage, while a large wall mirror doubles the sense of space

Passive heating and cooling are features of this home which is designed to sit well with its neighbours – through sightlines pick up on mature trees 

In harmony with its industrial setting, this one-off kitchen and connected living spaces with relaxed furniture show how bespoke design can beautifully reflect any kind of interior

This kids' rumpus room complete with fun lighting is adjacent to the family room – so everyone's close, without toy chaos impacting the adult spaces

Honey-toned Strip Allegro Oak Terra herringbone floors by Haro Flooring are just one of many stand-out features in this character-rich home

Floating the vanity in this contemporary master bathroom adds to the room's sense of spaciousness – wood graining meets marble-look veining

This stunning pendant – Endless from Roll & Hill – combines a sculptural air with a sense of harking back – perfect for this new period kitchen in a Victorian home